Sweeny Todd?

Question

So Johnny Depp is going to be in this movie called(I think) Sweeny Todd. I heard it was a musical, which is cool. I wanted to know what it's going to be about, and if Johnny is REALLY going to be singing. And I was wondering what everyone else thinks about how this movie willl be.

Answer 1

Yes, you are right - it is called Sweeney Todd. It comes out this December.

It is based on the hit Broadway musical which tells the infamous story of Benjamin Barker, a.k.a Sweeney Todd, who sets up a barber shop down in London which is the basis for a sinister partnership with his fellow tenant, Mrs. Lovett. (played by Helena Bonham Carter). YES, Johnny IS doing his own singing!

found this clip on imdb:

Can Johnny Depp sing?
Everyone can sing. If he can sing well remains to be seen. He has said himself that he has never sung before, and even requested not to sing in Corpse Bride and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. As a teenager, he has played the guitar in numerous rock bands and did a bit of the vocals, but he has had no formal training. And no, he was NOT the lead singer.

And yes, Depp WILL BE DOING HIS OWN SINGING for the show, as is Helena Bonham Carter. Burton insists that Depp does his own singing.

also, this goes into more detail as to what the movie is about:
Set in Dickensian London, it tells the tale of Benjamin Barker, a naive barber who is transported for life to Botany Bay on a trumped-up charge. After 15 years of torture, he escapes with the aid of a youthful sailor named Anthony Hope, and returns to London only to find his wife dead, and his daughter Johanna the ward of Judge Turpin, the man who sent Barker to Botany Bay in order to have his way with his wife 15 years prior.

He changes his name to Sweeney Todd and reopens his barbershop above the bakery of Mrs. Lovett, a loony woman who makes the (self-avowed) "worst pies in London." With Mrs. Lovett's help, Todd vows to avenge his wife's death by killing the Judge.

Meanwhile, Judge Turpin, in a fit of jealousy, has resolved to marry Johanna. However, she and Anthony secretly fall in love and make plans to elope. Anthony confides in Todd about his scheme to carry away Johanna to the other end of England, unaware of the fact that Johanna is Todd's daughter.

Having seduced the Judge into his barbershop, Todd is a razorstroke away from vengeance when Anthony bursts in, praising his love for Johanna. The Judge, incensed at both Anthony and Sweeney, vows to never return to the barbershop, and to hide Johanna away where neither may ever find her.

Broken and furious over his missed opportunity, Todd vows vengeance against all mankind until he can finally kill the Judge. As he begins to slit the throats of unsuspecting customers, Mrs. Lovett comes up with the ingenious idea of disposing of the bodies by baking them into pies. As Mrs. Lovett's business blossoms (with the help of her mentally dull assistant, Tobias), her romantic fixations on Todd grow, but Todd remains resolutely focused revenge.

After discovering Johanna's location, Todd sets into motion a series of events in which he can reunite with Johanna and finally kill the Judge. However, when a crazed beggar woman appears in his barbershop moments before the Judge's arrival, Todd is forced to slit her throat in haste, depositing her body in the basement as the Judge enters his parlor.

Todd finally kills the Judge, but Lovett's screams bring Todd down to the basement, where he finds her cowering over the Beggar Woman's body. On closer inspection, Todd discovers that the Beggar Woman was, in fact, his wife Lucy - having gone mad 15 years prior after poisoning herself.

Furious, Todd hurls Mrs. Lovett into the furnace then, despondent, clutches his wife's dead body. Tobias, having gone mad from witnessing the dead bodies in the basement, slits Todd's throat, knowing revenge is all Todd understands.

AND, if you want to see a picture of Johnny as Sweeney Todd, here's a link:
http://img2-preview.timeinc.net/people/i/2007/startracks/070409/johnny_depp.jpg
He looks rather strange, but then again, it is Johnny ;0P

Hope this helps.

Answer 2

Sweeney Todd is about a barber who is also a serial killer. He murders his clients, then sends the bodies to his partner in crime, Mrs. Lovett, who bakes the bodies into pies in order to get rid of the evidence. There's more to the story, depending on which version you read. (There's multiple versions.) In the movie, Johnny Depp plays the titular character who is sent off to prison on trumped up charges because of a judge who had raped his (Depp's) wife. When he returns he finds that his wife is dead & the judge has abducted his daughter. He changes his name to Sweeney Todd & goes about killing the judge & any who put him into prison.

So far I'm not sure if it's going to be a musical, but it looks to be so. I believe that Depp would do the singing, as I think he sang a little bit in the Corpse Bride. (Can't recall.)

I'm expecting it to be pretty good, since it's going to be a Tim Burton film. Stories like these are right up his alley, & this is the type of film that he does best.

Answer 3

According to the FAQ on IMDB Johnny will be singing. ..

"And yes, Depp WILL BE DOING HIS OWN SINGING for the show, as is Helena Bonham Carter. Burton insists that Depp does his own singing."